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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

235 Crawford County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 25, there have been 235 Crawford County residents of 80 years and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 3,913 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 25, there have been 6,134 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 42 deaths from the coronavirus in Crawford County.

Illinois was home to some of the first reported COVID-19 cases in the US. It has suffered numerous waves of the pandemic, which peaked in the fall of 2020. As the Midwestern hub of the US, Illinois businesses suffered greatly, including layoffs at two major airlines based in the state.

Test results for the past 10 days in Crawford County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 2584,4976,1347.3
February 2484,3346,1297.3
February 2384,1436,1237.3
February 2284,0416,1217.3
February 1883,3706,1067.3
February 1783,1816,0987.3
February 1683,0926,0867.3

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